Sean Power is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. Known primarily
for his role as Marty, in which he starred opposite Jack Dee in the
BBC comedy series Lead Balloon.Born to an Irish father and Italian
mother, Power was raised in Canada, the U.S and Ireland. His family
moved frequently every few years due to his father's work commitments,
living in Chicago, Edmonton, Dublin, Ottawa, Montreal, New York
settling eventually in Toronto, Ontario where he attended Lawrence
Park Collegiate Institute. After Power's final year of high school he
attended The National Theatre School of Canada. He trained there three
years under the guidance of Pierre Lefebvre, Perry Schneiderman,
Brigit Panet, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, George F. Walker, and Robert
Lepage. Power currently resides in the United Kingdom.In high school,
Power was active in the theatre, playing Felix in the publicly staged
production of The Odd Couple in association with TVO. He was a
recipient of a Sears Ontario Drama Festival Award for directing and
acting in the two hander Babel Rap by John Lazarus, while
simultaneously directing a performance art piece ‘Journey’ by
fellow student Ian Rye. The next year Power's improv troupe competed
in the regional finals of the Canadian Improv Games in Ottawa, where
they came second. During this time, Power was a member of the Young
Actors Performance Troupe that performed in community centers and
nursing homes a variety of vaudevillian cabarets and contemporary
youth plays.Upon graduating from NTSC, Power was unable to secure an
interview for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and so instead he
‘crashed’ the auditions. Power had his professional theatrical
debut playing Demetrius in Joe Dowling's adaptation of Shakespeare’s
A Midsummer Night's Dream on the mainstage of the Stratford Festival
in Canada, acting alongside fellow NTSC alumni, Colm Feore. and Ted
Dykstra. Power also performed that year in Albert Millard’s
production of Moliére’s The Imaginary Invalid with William Hutt.
From 1993 onward, Power focused the development and production of new
Canadian works, starring in Anne Szumigalski's productions ‘Z’
(25th Street Theatre), MollyWood (Lovers and Madmen) by Christopher
Richards, Three Penny Epic Cabaret (Theatre Passe-Maurille/Bald Ego)
by Adam Nashman.
for his role as Marty, in which he starred opposite Jack Dee in the
BBC comedy series Lead Balloon.Born to an Irish father and Italian
mother, Power was raised in Canada, the U.S and Ireland. His family
moved frequently every few years due to his father's work commitments,
living in Chicago, Edmonton, Dublin, Ottawa, Montreal, New York
settling eventually in Toronto, Ontario where he attended Lawrence
Park Collegiate Institute. After Power's final year of high school he
attended The National Theatre School of Canada. He trained there three
years under the guidance of Pierre Lefebvre, Perry Schneiderman,
Brigit Panet, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, George F. Walker, and Robert
Lepage. Power currently resides in the United Kingdom.In high school,
Power was active in the theatre, playing Felix in the publicly staged
production of The Odd Couple in association with TVO. He was a
recipient of a Sears Ontario Drama Festival Award for directing and
acting in the two hander Babel Rap by John Lazarus, while
simultaneously directing a performance art piece ‘Journey’ by
fellow student Ian Rye. The next year Power's improv troupe competed
in the regional finals of the Canadian Improv Games in Ottawa, where
they came second. During this time, Power was a member of the Young
Actors Performance Troupe that performed in community centers and
nursing homes a variety of vaudevillian cabarets and contemporary
youth plays.Upon graduating from NTSC, Power was unable to secure an
interview for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and so instead he
‘crashed’ the auditions. Power had his professional theatrical
debut playing Demetrius in Joe Dowling's adaptation of Shakespeare’s
A Midsummer Night's Dream on the mainstage of the Stratford Festival
in Canada, acting alongside fellow NTSC alumni, Colm Feore. and Ted
Dykstra. Power also performed that year in Albert Millard’s
production of Moliére’s The Imaginary Invalid with William Hutt.
From 1993 onward, Power focused the development and production of new
Canadian works, starring in Anne Szumigalski's productions ‘Z’
(25th Street Theatre), MollyWood (Lovers and Madmen) by Christopher
Richards, Three Penny Epic Cabaret (Theatre Passe-Maurille/Bald Ego)
by Adam Nashman.
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